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Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll
Hardcover
Publisher: Sartoris Literary Group
Published: May 15 2026
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Draw a straight line from New Orleans to Nashville, then over to Memphis and back down to New Orleans, following the curves of the Mississippi River, and you have the Mojo Triangle, a phrase coined by the author in the early 2000's.
So much of what has been written about the music of the South is untrue, says Dickerson. I wanted to set the record straight and put the development of the music in perspective. The Mojo Triangle is a land area in which all of America's original music, with the exception of rap, was created: country, blues, jazz, and rock 'n' roll. How did this music come about? What is there about the Mojo Triangle that has contributed to the creation of so much original music?
The book points out that although the music itself was created in the geographical area defined by the Mojo Triangle, the portals through which the various musical components entered and then morphed into the finished products were New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and Natchez, Mississippi, with the Natchez Trace serving as the main artery.
Based on interviews with the recording artists, musicians, producers and songwriters who created and performed the music, it traces the development of the music from the early 1800s up to the present day.
There is probably no author in history who has interviewed as many music legends and musicians as the author-and the reader benefits from that experience in a big way. Among the music legends who offer their thoughts are: Al Green, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Carl Perkins, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Chet Atkins, Ike Turner, Jack Clement, Marty Stuart, Mose Allison, Rita Coolidge, Roy Orbison, Scotty Moore, Tammy Wynette, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, Chips Moman, Billy Sherrill, Bobby Blue Bland, Jimmie Vaughan, Willie Mitchell, Booker T. & the MGs, Bobby Womack, Estelle Axton, Dave Edmunds, Pinetop Perkins, Bobbie Gentry, and the list goes on and on.
This incredible book, which contains rare photographs, many of which were taken by the author himself, not only allows the music greats themselves to express themselves about the music they made famous, it explains for the first time the development of America's music.
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